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Consolidated Income Statement - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Profit or loss [abstract]      
Revenue [1] £ 13,234.1 £ 13,046.7 [2] £ 13,146.4 [2]
Costs of services (10,825.1) (10,559.1) (10,481.6)
Gross profit 2,409.0 2,487.6 2,664.8
General and administrative costs (1,113.1) (1,249.7) (1,086.9)
Operating profit 1,295.9 1,237.9 1,577.9
Share of results of associates 14.7 30.5 [2] 98.0 [2]
Profit before interest and taxation 1,310.6 1,268.4 1,675.9
Finance and investment income 99.0 98.9 89.0
Finance costs (359.1) (279.1) (261.9)
Revaluation of financial instruments (68.4) 169.4 243.9
Profit before taxation 982.1 1,257.6 1,746.9
Taxation (275.0) (256.0) (83.0)
Profit for the year from continuing operations 707.1 1,001.6 1,663.9
Profit for the year from discontinued operations 10.8 137.8 248.4
Profit for the year 717.9 1,139.4 1,912.3
Attributable to:      
Continuing operations 627.9 936.5 1,579.5
Discontinued operations (3.8) 126.4 237.1
Total Equity holders of the parent 624.1 1,062.9 1,816.6
Continuing operations 79.2 65.1 84.4
Discontinued operations 14.6 11.4 11.3
Non-controlling interests 93.8 76.5 95.7
Profit for the year £ 717.9 £ 1,139.4 £ 1,912.3
Earnings per share      
Basic earnings per ordinary share £ 0.499 £ 0.852 £ 1.440
Diluted earnings per ordinary share 0.495 0.843 1.424
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations 0.502 0.751 1.252
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations £ 0.498 £ 0.743 £ 1.238
[1] Intersegment sales have not been separately disclosed as they are not material.
[2] Prior year figures have been re-presented in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as described in the accounting policies.